Osmorhiza aristata (Thunb.) Makino & Yabe var. brevistylis (DC.) B. Boivin
Washingtonia claytonii (Michx.) Britton
Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Sweet cicely, Clayton’s sweetroot, sweet jarvil, woolly sweet cicely
Sweet cicely is part of the same family that includes carrots and parsely. It is a native of North America. Identification: These plants grow in deciduous forests. Plants are 1-3′ (30-91 cm), with fuzzy stems and leaves. Leaves are divided into threes twice or three times. Flowers are modest clusters of white flowers, each ⅛″ (3.2 mm) around and have five tiny notched white petals. Fruits look like tiny brown beans ½-1″ (1.3-2.5 cm) long. Online References:
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium Osmorhiza aristata (Thunb.) Makino & Yabe var. brevistylis (DC.) B. Boivin Washingtonia claytonii (Michx.) Britton
Osmorhiza claytonii description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. |
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